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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Where is war listed as a sin in the Bible? Also, its really annoying that people attempt to say "well you should allow this sin because other sins are allowed." Great logic there. Reminds me of the whole "we're not going after Iran or N. Korea" argument. I don't think we're gonna be able to end divorce, but its a good idea. I don't believe in divorce. Also, please enlighten us to where the hierarchy of Biblical sins is, I haven't seen that part...
As for marriage, it traditionally has been between a man and a woman, theres no debate. The huge majority of marriages have consisted of a man and a woman.
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Funny me... in War I assumed that killing would be involved, and last I checked killing is a big no-no according to the Bible... in fact, I think there might be a prohibition or commandment against it somewhere
Hierarchy of Sins? ummm... the Commandments come to mind as the big ones, while the others mentioned by the prophets and/or in the legal sections seem somewhat lesser: God's direct words and commands, verse those passed on through his prophets. Of course my Catholic theology breaks them up in to a much more layer heirarchy of sins... but that neither here nor there (though the philosphical/theological reasoning is pretty interesting).
Now as for marriage - yes there is a debate about the "traditional" make-up of a marriage - simply because the definition of marriage has changed and evolved through history: a legal/financial contract, a love-bond, a sexual/procreative agreement, and a spiritual joining - while at the present in Western society all of these are one and the same, with reference to the term marriage, one only has to look back a century and see seperate "marriages" in terms of definition.